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Mohammad Azharuddin
Mohammad Azharuddin
Born: 8 February 1963, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
Major Teams: Hyderabad, Derbyshire, India.
Known As: Mohammad Azharuddin
Pronounced: Mohammad Azharuddin
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium
Test Debut: India v England at Calcutta, 3rd Test, 1984/85
Latest Test: India v South Africa at Bangalore, 2nd Test, 1999/00
ODI Debut: India v England at Bangalore, 3rd ODI, 1984/85
Latest ODI: India v Pakistan at Dhaka, Asia Cup, 1999/00
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1991
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(including 02/03/2000)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 99 147 9 6215 199 45.03 22 21 105 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 2.1 0 16 0 - - 0 0 - 7.38
ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
(including 03/06/2000)
M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 334 308 54 9378 153* 36.92 73.99 7 58 156 0
O M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 92 1 479 12 39.91 3-19 0 0 46.0 5.20
FIRST-CLASS
(1981/82 - 1999/00)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 229 343 38 15855 226 51.98 54 74 220 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 238.4 41 786 17 46.23 3-36 0 0 84.2 3.29
LIST A LIMITED OVERS
(1983/84 - 1999/00)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 432 399 70 12931 161* 39.30 11 85 200 0
O R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 137.5 709 15 47.26 3-19 0 0 55.1 5.14
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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One of the most natural and gifted cricketers of the current era, this
Hyderabadi's lifeline captures a classic rags to riches story.
Grooming his cricket skills in places having a strong lineage of
cricketers from Hyderabad like the All Saints School & Nizam College,
Azhar's style of playing the game certainly displays all the class and
charisma seen in cricketers of the past from Hyderabad. Having
triggered his international career with a spectacular world record of
three centuries in consecutive Test matches, Azhar's career reached
many milestones. He established himself as one of the most reliable
middle order batsman and was bestowed with the captaincy of a crisisridden Indian team in the early 90's. His stint as a captain saw
several curves. His personality was often perceived as being too quiet
and inward to have strong leadership skills while his electric
presence in the field was in complete contrast to his calm mannerisms
both on and off the field. Though records convey that he has been the
most successful captain of his country, Azhar always had strong
fingers pointing towards him for all the things that have gone wrong
under his leadership.
The high pressure job of leading the country as well as being
continuously under the roving eyes of the media for both cricket &
non-cricket reasons had its impact on Azhar. He lost the captaincy to
Sachin Tendulkar and for the first time in his career was dropped from
the Indian squad in 1997 for the Independence Cup. Azhar got back the
captaincy and also recaptured his form leading to some glorious
moments of Indian cricket in 1998 before the disappointment in the
1999 World Cup. Azhar lost the captaincy and his place in the team
after that but came back with a bang against South Africa. A fitness
freak, his amazing reflexes and fielding skills still enthrall crowds
as much as his impeccable style of scoring runs. (Vamsi
Krishna)
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